Bermudians are marrying less and having fewer children, new figures show. They are getting more jobs in banking, insurance and business services and fewer in hotels, restaurants and shops.

They are choosing cars instead of bikes, and spending more on groceries and less on the latest fashions.

Employees are also working fewer hours, the 1993 edition of Government's Facts and Figures booklet reports.

In 1992 the average Bermudian worked 32.9 hours a week, down from 33.5 in 1991.

The average worker enjoyed an annual salary of $30,980, compared with $29,910 the year before. He or she spent more on groceries and running a home and less on clothes and shoes.

The number of students abroad rose from 1,339 in 1991 to 1,600 in 1992. The booklet says there were 16.5 births for every 1,000 people in 1991, compared to 15.5 in 1992. But the infant death rate increased from 6.2 per thousand live births to 8.8 per thousand. The number of marriages went down from 15 per 1,000 to 14.3.

The number of workers in wholesale and retail went down from 5,108 to 4,859 and the total for restaurants and hotels dropped from 6,041 to 6,003.

The number of civil servants and other public administrators also shrank, from 4,578 to 3,949.

Although workers in international companies dropped from 2,080 to 2,006, employees in banks, insurance and business services went up from 4,744 to 5,230.

It adds there were 26,200 homes on the Island in 1992, compared to 25,900 the year before. But the number of new homes built was only 268 last year, compared to 435 in 1991.

There were 19,712 private cars in 1992, up on 1991's total of 19,461. But there were only 19,884 motorbikes, scooters and mopeds on the roads, compared to 21,617 the previous year.

The booklet is available from Global House on Church Street and the main library on Queen Street.